Garment tie back for displays



' Nov. 25, 1958 GARMENT TIE BACK F OR DISPLAYS Filed April 5, 1956 JNVENTOR. LE0. J. KURLAND BY L. J. K-URLAND 2,861,311

United Sttes Patent GARMENT TIE BACK FOR DISPLAYS Leo J. Kurland, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application April 5, 1956, Serial No. 576,304 1 Claim. (Cl. 24-73) This invention relates to a garment holder for a display and particularly concerns an improved clasp device for a garment on display.

In the present invention a pair of flexible clasps or hooks are joined by an elastic cord or band. The ends of the hook are crimped around the ends of the cord. Separate clips may be employed to grip both the ends of the cord and the ends of the clasps. The clasps may be so shaped that several folds of a garment may be readily secured in each clasp without damaging the cloth in any way.

Heretofore holders of this general type have employed spring clips with tongues or teeth to grip the fabric of a dress or other garment. Very often the folds of a garment are caught in the spring clips which are held under tension of a connecting elastic band, and the fragile cloth is torn or stretched out of shape. In manufacture, these clips were attached by a hand knotting procedure which was slow and uneconomical.

The foregoing difficulties and disadvantages are over come in the present invention since in this device the clasps are made of a smooth resilient material and have no sharp jaws, teeth or tongues. Also the elastic cord is attachable to the clasps by a crimping machine in a very rapid economical manner.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the holder showing the end of a clasp crimped on the end of an elastic cord.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified form of clasp.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another form of clasp and cord crimping arrangement.

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of a dress with the garment holder attached thereto.

In Fig. 1 the garment holder is shown as including a pair of identical clasps 10. The clasps are formed of flexible metal but may be made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin. Each clasp has a generally oval looped body 11 which terminates at one end in a knob or reentrant jaw 12. The knob extends just beyond a ridge or projection 14 at the other end of the loop. This provides a constricted space S past which the folds of a garment may be pushed since the body 11 is quite flexible and the knob 12 moves outwardly as indicated by arrow 15. The clasp has a flat shaft 16 which has a pair of leaves 17 on its free end. These leaves initially extend garment holder embodying ice perpendicular to the shaft 16. The leaves are crimped over the end of an elastic cord or band 19. This crimping may be done automatically in a suitable stapling or crimping machine. Both ends of the cord may be attached to the leaves 17 simultaneously in a single crimping motion in the machine.

In Fig. 2 is shown how the end of cord 19 is secured in the clip formed by the crimped split tubular wings or leaves 17. Indentations 20 formed in the leaves hold the cord 19 very tightly. If the clasp 10 is formed of plastic material, then cord 19 may be secured in the leaves 17 by crimping them in a heat sealing and pressing machine. The heat of the machine will soften leaves 17 so that they can be bent over the end of the cord.

In Fig. 3, the clasp has an additional loop 22 in the body 11'. This loop may be grasped in the hand of the user and serves as a handle while the folds of a garment are pushed into and past space S. The loop 22 aids in flexing the body 11. In all other respects the form of Fig. 3 is similar to the form of Fig. 1 and similar reference numerals with primes are used.

In Fig. 4, the clip 23 is a separate band which enfolds the ends of shaft 16 and cord 19. This band may be attached by a conventional banding and crimping machine. This construction permits use of any type of metal or plastic material for the clasp since the clip 23 only requires that the shaft 16' be sufficiently rigid to hold the clip. A groove 24 may be provided in the end of shaft 16 to receive the cord 19'.

In Fig. 5 is shown a dress G supported on a display form such as model D or on a garment hanger. The garment holder according to the invention is attached to folds F, F and imparts a slim, snug fitting shape to the garment to conform it to the display form or for producing slim display on a garment hanger. The clasps 10 are readily secured to the folds which are gathered in the wide openings defined by the oval bodies 11 of the clasps.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

A device of the kind described comprising a pair of flexible metal oval-shaped bodies open at one end with reentrant jaws thereat, projections on the bodies opposite said jaws and slightly inwardly thereof, flat shafts extending outwardly from the projections on the bodies, in planes parallel to the planes of the long axes of the bodies, integral looped handle portions extending from the sides of the bodies midway the ends thereof, integral split crimped tubular wings on the shafts, and a flexible cord joining the shafts, the ends of the cord being crimped within said wings.

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